Publicity Assistant (Hybrid) Position Available In New York, New York

Publicity Assistant (Hybrid)
Publicity Assistant (Hybrid)
WFH Flexible • New York, NY • Publicity
Job Type
Full-time
Description
Bloomsbury Publishing is looking for an organized, creative, and enthusiastic person to join our Adult Trade Publicity team as a Publicity Assistant. This person will work on a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction titles. The ideal candidate will have a passion for books. Responsibilities
Provide general administrative support to the Senior Director of Marketing, Publicity & Communications, Senior Publicity Managers, Senior Publicist, and Associate Publicist
Write press material, pitch letters, emails, and secure national and local media, including print, radio, television, and online outlets
Manage online publicity, including updating the website’s event lists, maintain and build contact lists, and fielding general media requests in a fast-paced environment
Help execute author appearances and book tours, including arranging travel and creating tour schedules
Process invoices and update annual budget with department credit card expenses
Coordinate galley-to-trade, galley, finished book, monthly paperback, and catalogue mailings
Pitch authors available for interview to our extensive radio list and field responses
Create an office-wide posting of monthly NYC author events
Office maintenance including book ordering, galley organization, magazine subscriptions, and other duties
Collate weekly report on media hits and campaign results
Work closely with authors as well as marketing, editorial, and sales teams
Requirements
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Must be detailed-oriented, well-organized, and able to manage multiple priorities
Ability to work in a collaborative, team environment Internship experience in publishing preferred
Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Publicity Assistant, Cision and social media is a plus
4-year college degree or equivalent business experience
Location
Candidates must reside in the NY tri-state area, and be able to work in person 2 days per week. Equal Opportunity Employment
Bloomsbury Publishing USA is committed to a merit-based, equal-opportunity workplace. We hire, retain, and promote employees based on individual qualifications, skills, and performance, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Our company fosters an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and have the opportunity to succeed based on their abilities and contributions. We remain dedicated to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and fairness in all aspects of employment. Benefits
Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid parental leave
Hybrid Work Schedule
About Bloomsbury Established in 1998 and located in midtown Manhattan, Bloomsbury USA is a general interest publisher of adult and children’s books which has become known for both its high quality fiction and non-fiction for adults and children as well as its extensive Academic publishing from the world’s most recognized experts. Bloomsbury is the publisher of Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones (National Book Award Fiction Winner), Roz Chast’s Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? (National Book Award Nonfiction Finalist), Dr. Louise Aronson’s Elderhood (Pulitzer Prize finalist), Carol Anderson’s White Rage (NBCC Criticism Winner), Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, and Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential; as well as works by award-winning writers Sam Quinones, Edmund White, and Mark Kurlansky and by bestselling writers Mary Pipher, Miriam Toews, Deborah Levy, Samantha Shannon and Elif Shafak. Read more about our Mission & Values on our website .
Salary Description
$47,500/yr ($26.10/hour)